> Why not a film camera? Cosina-Voigtlander Bessa R, (Leica thread mount)
> $249, 15 mm F 4.5 $345, total under $600. Another $594 for the 12 mm
> F 5.6 lens if you need it.
> http://www.cameraquest.com
>
> Or Bessa R2A or R3A with Leica M mount, $500-odd. That, the 15, and
> one really interesting lens like the 35 1.2 are under $1700.
>
You can get a cosina badged version of the Bessa L (The very bottom end,
first of the line) for $125 from Cameraquest while they last. No, it doesn't
have a rangefinder, or even a viewfinder at that, but the 12 and 15 aren't
rf coupled, and you have to use a finder anyway, so what does it matter.
Of course the Bessa T is a better camera body, but if this is all you are
doing, the L should do fine. You might find it a fun carry-around camera,
anyway.
Bill Pearce
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